Introduction Figure 1: AdultObesityPrevalence in Indiana and the United States, 1990-2005 Percent of Adults Nationwide (States, DC, and Territories) Indiana (with 95% confidence intervals) 98 19 Year Source: CDC BRFSS http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ ... In 1990, about one eighth (11.6%) of adults in the United States were obese. In 2005, about one-quarter of adults was obese. The prevalence of obesity had doubled in just 15 years. Obesity in Indiana has consistently been more common ...indiana, united states

Figure 22: Overweight and ObeseAdults, Indiana Compared to the United States, 2006 Percentage IndianaUnited States Overweight Obese ... According to the 2006 BRFSS, 63% of Indiana’sadults were overweight or obese compared ...obesityprevalence, and Hispanic adults had the highest prevalence of overweight

In 2007, approximately 26% of adults in the United States and approximately 27% of adults in Indiana were classified as obese. Since 2000, rates in both the U.S. and Indiana have increased. Obesity rates for metropolitan areas in Indiana ... Table 8.2b Prevalence of overweight and obesityadults, Indiana, 2004-2007 Weight Classification % Change 2004- Neither overweight nor obese (BMI < 24.9) Overweight (BMI 25.0 – 29.9) Obese (BMI 30.0+) Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor ...indiana

of Indiana’sadults are overweight or obese (65%), which is similar to the national rate (63%).2 The rise in obesity significantly increased from 2001 to 2009 (See Figure 3).2 ... Figure 3: Percent of Adults by Overweight & Obesity* Indiana, 2001-2009† Obese Overweight Percent This represents approximately 1.5 million adults in 2009. The Plan seeks to reduce this number to about 1.2 million adults by 2020. Year * Overweight ...indiana

Non-Hispanic blacks (36.5%) had the highest prevalence of obesity based on BMI followed by non-Hispanic whites (27.0%) and Hispanics (18.8%) (Figure 4).10 The percent of non-Hispanic blacks considered having a BMI of greater than 30 based ...indiana

Editorial Note: The prevalence of obesity in the United States has more than doubled ... in 50 states and DC, the prevalence of obesity ranged from 21.0% (Maryland) to 36 ... states and DC, the prevalence of obesity ranged from 9.0% (DC) to 30

In state-specific analyses of adults with obesity, arthritis was common (median ... 2). Among adults with obesity, physical inactivity for those with arthritis in the 50 states ... Islands. ** Weighted annual average number of adults with obesity who

Table B-7: Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes Among U.S. Adults by State, BRFSS ... that the prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults climbed from 19.8 percent to 20.9 percent ... Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003. Maryland percentage obese; United States median percent of States surveyed (includes District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in years >1995; Guam and Virgin Islands in years >2000). *All